10 Ways to Make & Use Paper Pockets

Paper pockets are very useful embellishments for scrapbookers, card makers and other paper crafters. Buying ready made ones can not only be expensive but it limits you to style and color. We can use them for holding journaling and embellishments, as a way to gift photos or gift cards, or even use them to make mini Scrapbook albums. They come in very handy in our paper planners too! Here are 10 different ways you can use and make scrapbooking paper pockets, including templates and tutorials found around the internet. These little pockets are also perfect for journals and art journal books.

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1. Gate Fold Card – This is a slight variation on the traditional gate fold card, which generally has two folds and side flaps that open out from the centre of the card. I a A basic pattern (shown above) is included at the end of the post. Play around with the measurements of the card as well as the shape of the side and top flaps. You’d be surprised how many different variations you can come up with!

2.Small Mini-Album – a really “small”mini album (closed measuring 9×9 cm), to keep in your purse with pictures! The structure of this mini is obtained using a cardboard 12×12 “. You can use kraft paper as a base. The site is in Italian, but use Google translate, and follow the dimensions of the template.

3. Diagonal Double Pocket Card – This card is perfect for occasions when you want to send someone a gift card, money or even a special photograph. The two pockets folded into the front of the card can hold any of these items and can be embellished to add even more interest and dimension to the overall card design.

4. Pocket Invitation or Card – These were made for a wedding, but you can adapt it for any special occasion, or for sending gift cards and photos.

5. Library Pocket Mini-Album – Download the free template from A Cherry On Top, and follow the directions to make your very own library pocket mini-album. These would make great gifts.

6. Interactive Pocket Template – For under $5 you can purchase this set of 78 pocket templates and make just the perfect pocket for any project (say that 10 times fast). Included are 50+ pocket inserts!

7. Double Pocket Card – Another double pocket card, made by cutting and folding a letter size sheet of paper. Once folded you can decorate this card to your hearts content. Add embellishments and sentiments, punch holes for adding ribbon, and more. See a finished version here.

8. Library Pocket Template – Here’s another free template for making library pockets for your scrapbook pages, mini-albums, art journals and planners.

9. Pocket Flip Page Album – This tutorial will show you how to make the base for this album, decorate it, add photo tags, and attach to the album cover with elastic. There’s lots of detail to drool over on this one!

10. One Sheet Wonder Mini-Album – Take one sheet of paper and turn it into this clever pocket mini-album. Follow the pictorial and video tutorial, and get it done in a snap!

It is great to be bringing you this project as it is a real blast from the past for me. Years ago they were called Maze books but when you watch the video you will see why it can also fit into the One Sheet Wonder Category.